Printing system and sub printer
AssigneeAlps Alpine Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeiichiro SAITO, Naoki SAITO
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Abstract
A printing system includes: a main printer configured to print an image sheet by sheet; a sub printer communicably connected to the main printer and configured to print an image sheet by sheet; and a storage medium that is configured to store image data of a plurality of images and from which the main printer is able to read out the image data. In response to changing of a state of the sub printer, the sub printer notifies the main printer of a changed state. The main printer regularly checks print situations of the main printer and the sub printer. In accordance with the print situations that are regularly checked, the main printer determines which of the printers is to be used for printing of an image for each of the image data of the plurality of images.
Claims12
A printing system, comprising:
- a main printer configured to print an image sheet by sheet;
- a sub printer communicably connected to the main printer and configured to print an image sheet by sheet;
- and
- a storage medium that is configured to store image data of a plurality of images and from which the main printer is able to read out the image data, wherein
- in response to changing of a state of the sub printer, the sub printer notifies the main printer of a changed state,
- the main printer regularly checks print situations of the main printer and the sub printer, and
- in accordance with the print situations that are regularly checked, the main printer determines which of the printers is to be used for printing of an image for each of the image data of the plurality of images.
A printing system, comprising:
- a main printer configured to print an image sheet by sheet;
- and
- a storage medium that is configured to store image data of a plurality of images and from which the main printer is able to read out the image data, wherein
- the main printer is communicably connected to a sub printer able to print an image sheet by sheet,
- the main printer regularly checks print situations of the main printer and the sub printer,
- in accordance with the print situations that are regularly checked, the main printer determines the main printer or the sub printer as a printer to be used for printing of the image for each of the image data of the plurality of images, and
- the main printer transmits, to the sub printer, the image data determined to be printed by the sub printer, together with a printing command.
A sub printer, comprising:
- an input device, wherein
- the sub printer is connectable to a computer and a main printer, and
- in response to receiving a print command from the main printer, the sub printer prohibits operations from the input device and the computer, or
- in response to receiving, from the main printer, a signal indicating completion of printing of all of image data, the sub printer permits operations from the input device and the computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.